The moment a bulldozer was driven rampaging through the streets of Wolverhampton on Saturday night was captured camera with police arresting the driver for a string of offences including drink-driving 14:59, 09 Nov 2025Updated 16:27, 09 Nov 2025 A man has been arrested in suspicion of drink-driving after a bulldozer …
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In the pouring rain, Nicola Pickett wiped a tear from her eye as she stared up at a 12-foot (3.7m) monument that finally gave recognition to her father, Job. “This means the world,” she told me. An imposing steel sculpture of a Black Country chain maker, stands at the edge …
Read More »Rare teapot made for King Edward VII is set to sell for thousands at auction
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Read More »Royal Navy veteran urges people to remember families on Remembrance Day
George Walker was around four years old when he met his father Harry for the only time before he was killed at sea at the age of 27 during the Second World War. His father was in the trawler fleet which came under the Merchant Navy & Reserved Occupations. He …
Read More »Taxpayers face eye-watering bill for selling redundant property bought to make way for cancelled section of HS2
Work continues on the HS2 high speed railway construction site on Curzon Street in Birmingham, Britain, October 1, 2024. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleCredit: Reuters TAXPAYERS are facing a £10.2million bill for selling redundant property bought to make way for the cancelled northern section of HS2. The cash will go on legal and …
Read More »Moment ‘stolen’ 24-tonne bulldozer smashes through Royal Mail lorry as stunned onlookers watch on
By TARYN KAUR PEDLER, FOREIGN NEWS REPORTER Published: 11:07 EST, 9 November 2025 | Updated: 11:23 EST, 9 November 2025 A ‘stolen’ 24-tonne bulldozer ploughed through a Royal Mail lorry as stunned onlookers watched in shock. Footage, taken in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, shows the huge lorry parked across Willenhall Road …
Read More »Man, 41, arrested after stolen 24-tonne earthmover driven recklessly through Wolverhampton city centre
The man, aged 41, was arrested last night (Saturday) on suspicion of drink driving, dangerous driving, threats to damage or destroy property, theft, failing to stop, taking a conveyance (other than a motor vehicle) without consent and using threatening, abusive or insulting words and behaviour to cause harassment. West Midlands …
Read More »The moment a ‘stolen’ 24-ton bulldozer crashes into a mail truck in Britain as shocked passersby watch the event
A ‘stolen’ 24-ton bulldozer plowed through a postal truck in Britain as stunned bystanders looked on in shock. The footage, taken in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, shows the heavy vehicle parked along Willenhall Road – moments before the collision. A 41-year-old man has since been arrested and remains in custody, the …
Read More »Emotional King Charles leads impeccable Remembrance Sunday two-minute silence with Prince William, Kate, Queen Camilla, Edward and teary-eyed Sophie
The Royal Family today led the nation in a two-minute silence on Remembrance Day to commemorate those who died in conflict. King Charles appeared visibly emotional as he laid a wreath at the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in London, where he was joined by other senior royals including the …
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